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<ul>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Tabs"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Tabs</span></a>
<ul>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Photos"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Photos</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Masks"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Masks</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Control_Points"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Control Points</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Optimiser"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Optimiser</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Exposure"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Exposure</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Stitcher"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">Stitcher</span></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Menus"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Menus</span></a>
<ul>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#File"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">File</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Edit"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Edit</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#View"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">View</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Actions"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Actions</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Interface"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Interface</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Help"><span class="tocnumber">2.6</span> <span class="toctext">Help</span></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Buttons"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Buttons</span></a>
<ul>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#New_project"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">New project</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Open_project"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Open project</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Save_project"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Save project</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Save_project_as"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Save project as</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Undo"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">Undo</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Redo"><span class="tocnumber">3.6</span> <span class="toctext">Redo</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Add_image"><span class="tocnumber">3.7</span> <span class="toctext">Add image</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Re-optimize"><span class="tocnumber">3.8</span> <span class="toctext">Re-optimize</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Fast_Preview_panorama"><span class="tocnumber">3.9</span> <span class="toctext">Fast Preview panorama</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Preview_panorama"><span class="tocnumber">3.10</span> <span class="toctext">Preview panorama</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#Show_control_points"><span class="tocnumber">3.11</span> <span class="toctext">Show control points</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html#About_Hugin"><span class="tocnumber">3.12</span> <span class="toctext">About Hugin</span></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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<h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Tabs">Tabs</span></h1>
<p>The <a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html" title="Panorama Editor window" class="mw-redirect">Panorama Editor window</a> is also "tab" based. Below you see a partial example screen of the <a href="Panorama_Editor_window.html" title="Panorama Editor window" class="mw-redirect">Panorama Editor window</a> showing the tabs with the button bar above them. 
</p><p><img alt="Hugin2013 panorama editor menu.png" src="Hugin2013_panorama_editor_menu.png" width="447" height="97" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin2013_panorama_editor_menu.png">[*]</a>
<br style="clear:both;" />
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Photos">Photos</span></h2>
<p>The <a href="Hugin_Photos_tab.html" title="Hugin Photos tab">Photos tab</a> is used to:
</p>
<ul>
<li> Manage the images in a Hugin project
</li>
<li> Edit the positions of the images in the final panorama
</li>
<li> Edit the lens settings
</li>
<li> Edit photometrics settings
</li>
<li> Edit/Create stacks
</li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Masks">Masks</span></h2>
<p>Often photos contain parts which should not be used in the final panorama (e.g. moving objects);
alternatively you may need to specifically include a distinctive feature (e.g. persons) in the final panorama.
</p><p>The <a href="Hugin_Mask_tab.html" title="Hugin Mask tab">Masks tab</a> allows you to mask these areas for inclusion or exclusion from the stitched panorama.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Control_Points">Control Points</span></h2>
<p><a href="Hugin.html" title="Hugin">Hugin</a> stitches panoramas by matching identical features in different
overlapping photos. These features are defined by <i>pairs</i> of <a href="Control_points.html" title="Control points">control points</a>.
The <a href="Hugin_Control_Points_tab.html" title="Hugin Control Points tab">Control Points tab</a> shows two photos at a time and allows
you to manually create and edit any pair of <b>control points</b>.
</p><p>In addition to the <b>Control Points tab</b>, the <a href="Hugin_Control_Points_table.html" title="Hugin Control Points table">Control Points table</a>
is used to manage pairs of <b>control points</b>.
</p><p><b>Control points</b> can be created automatically in the <b>Align</b> section
of the <a href="Hugin_Assistant_tab.html" title="Hugin Assistant tab">Assistant tab</a> or with the <b>Feature Matching</b> section
of the <a href="Hugin_Photos_tab.html" title="Hugin Photos tab">Photos tab</a>.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Optimiser">Optimiser</span></h2>
<p>If you look at the partial screen on showing the <a href="Hugin_Panorama_Editor_window.html#Tabs" title="Hugin Panorama Editor window">Tabs</a> you do not see the <a href="Hugin_Optimiser_tab.html" title="Hugin Optimiser tab">Hugin Optimiser tab</a>. This is because the Optimiser tab is only displayed when using the Custom parameters for Geometric Optimisation on the <a href="Hugin_Photos_tab.html" title="Hugin Photos tab">Photos tab</a>.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Exposure">Exposure</span></h2>
<p>If you look at the partial screen on showing the <a href="Hugin_Panorama_Editor_window.html#Tabs" title="Hugin Panorama Editor window">Tabs</a> you do not see the <a href="Hugin_Exposure_tab.html" title="Hugin Exposure tab">Hugin Exposure tab</a>. This is because the Exposure tab is only displayed when using the Custom parameters for Photometric Optimisation on the <a href="Hugin_Photos_tab.html" title="Hugin Photos tab">Photos tab</a>.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Stitcher">Stitcher</span></h2>
<p>The end result of a Hugin project is an image file containing a panorama. The final <a href="Hugin_Stitcher_tab.html" title="Hugin Stitcher tab">Stitcher tab</a> is where size and quality are set and where this output file is created.
</p>
<h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Menus">Menus</span></h1>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="File">File</span></h2>
<ul>
<li> <b>New</b>: Discard the current project and start a new empty project.
</li>
<li> <b>Open</b> an existing <a href="Hugin.html" title="Hugin">Hugin</a>, PTGUI<a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/PTGUI">[*]</a>, PTAssembler<a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/PTAssembler">[*]</a>, <a href="Autopano.html" title="Autopano">autopano</a> or <a href="Autopano-sift.html" title="Autopano-sift">autopano-sift</a> project file.
</li>
<li> <b>Save</b> the current project as a Hugin <i>pto</i> file.
</li>
<li> <b>Save as</b> a <i>pto</i> file with a different name.
</li>
<li> <b>Write PTStitcher script</b> saves a simplified project file suitable for batch stitching with <a href="PTStitcher.html" title="PTStitcher">PTStitcher</a>, <a href="Nona.html" title="Nona">nona</a> or <a href="PTmender.html" title="PTmender">PTmender</a>.  Note that <a href="Nona.html" title="Nona">nona</a> can stitch a <a href="Hugin.html" title="Hugin">Hugin</a> project file directly, so this step is unnecessary when using <b>nona</b>.
</li>
<li> <b>Most recently used projects</b> shows a list of recent Hugin projects.
</li>
<li> <b>Run Batch Processor</b> launches the <a href="Hugin_Batch_Processor.html" title="Hugin Batch Processor">Hugin Batch Processor</a> GUI queue manager; note that the queue won't be processed unless this queue manager is running.
</li>
<li> <b>Merge project</b> can be used to merge another project with the current project. New photos will be added to the list of images; for duplicate photos, only the control points are merged. 
</li>
<li> <b>Apply Template</b> assigns parameters from an existing <i>pto</i> project to the current set of photos.  Only position and <a href="Lens_correction_model.html" title="Lens correction model">lens parameters</a> are transferred; <a href="Control_points.html" title="Control points">control points</a> are ignored.
</li>
<li> <b>Preferences</b> opens the <a href="Hugin_Preferences.html" title="Hugin Preferences">Hugin Preferences</a> window.
</li>
<li> <b>Quit</b> Hugin.
</li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Edit">Edit</span></h2>
<ul>
<li> <b>Undo</b> undoes the most recent change to the current project.
</li>
<li> <b>Redo</b> redoes an undo.
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> <b>Add Image</b> to the current project.
</li>
<li> <b>Run Assistant</b> will run the automised panorama creator by finding control points, aligning and optimising.
</li>
<li> <b>Send to assistant queue</b> will run the automised panorama creator via the batch processor in case you want to create multiple panoramas after each other.
</li>
<li> <b>Optimize</b> re-optimises the current project.  This has exactly the same effect as clicking <b>Optimize Now!</b> in the <a href="Hugin_Optimiser_tab.html" title="Hugin Optimiser tab">Optimiser tab</a>.
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> <b>Fine-tune all Points</b> does the same as <b>Fine-tune</b> in the <a href="Hugin_Control_Points_tab.html" title="Hugin Control Points tab">Hugin Control Points tab</a>, except that all <a href="Control_points.html" title="Control points">control points</a> in the project are adjusted.  Fine tune settings are set in the <a href="Hugin_Preferences.html" title="Hugin Preferences">Hugin Preferences</a>.
</li>
<li> <b>Remove control points in masks</b> removes all control points in regions which are masked on the <a href="Hugin_Mask_tab.html" title="Hugin Mask tab">Hugin Mask tab</a>. 
</li>
<li> <b>Run Python script</b> will run one of the installed or self-created python scripts. This option is only available when Python support has been compiled into your <b>Hugin</b> build.
</li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="View">View</span></h2>
<ul>
<li> <b>Full Screen</b> shows this <b>Hugin Main window</b> using as much screen space as possible without any window decorations.  Note that the <a href="Hugin_Fast_Preview_window.html" title="Hugin Fast Preview window">Hugin Fast Preview window</a> can also be set as full screen.
</li>
<li> <b>Control point table</b> shows the <a href="Hugin_Control_Points_table.html" title="Hugin Control Points table">Hugin Control Points table</a>.
</li>
<li> <b>Preview window</b> shows the <a href="Hugin_Preview_window.html" title="Hugin Preview window">Hugin Preview window</a>.
</li>
<li> <b>Fast Preview window</b> shows the <a href="Hugin_Main_window.html#Tabs" title="Hugin Main window">Hugin Fast Preview window</a> which is the <a href="Hugin_Main_window.html#Tabs" title="Hugin Main window"> Simple User interface</a> screen.
</li>
<li> <b>Photos</b> shows the <a href="Hugin_Photos_tab.html" title="Hugin Photos tab">Hugin Photos tab</a>.
</li>
<li> <b>Masks</b> shows the <a href="Hugin_Mask_tab.html" title="Hugin Mask tab">Hugin Mask tab</a>.
</li>
<li> <b>Control Points</b> shows the <a href="Hugin_Control_Points_tab.html" title="Hugin Control Points tab">Hugin Control Points tab</a>.
</li>
<li> <b>Optimizer</b> shows the <a href="Hugin_Optimiser_tab.html" title="Hugin Optimiser tab">Hugin Optimiser tab</a>.
</li>
<li> <b>Exposure</b> shows the <a href="Hugin_Exposure_tab.html" title="Hugin Exposure tab">Hugin Exposure tab</a>.
</li>
<li> <b>Stitcher</b> shows the <a href="Hugin_Stitcher_tab.html" title="Hugin Stitcher tab">Hugin Stitcher tab</a>.
</li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Actions">Actions</span></h2>
<p>The Action menu list all install Python plugins for Hugin. It is therefore only available if Hugin is compiled with Python support.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Interface">Interface</span></h2>
<ul>
<li> <b>Simple</b>: This is the user interface this introduction is written for. It consists of all basic functionality to create a panorama and will suffice in 90% of all cases.
</li>
<li> <b>Advanced</b>: This user interface starts Hugin in the Panorama Editor screen. The simple interface is available in the background.
</li>
<li> <b>Expert</b>: This user interface also starts Hugin in the Panorama Editor screen and unleashes all the power and options of Hugin.
</li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Help">Help</span></h2>
<ul>
<li> <b>Help</b> opens the <a href="Hugin.html" title="Hugin">Hugin</a> manual.
</li>
<li> <b>Tip of the day</b>
</li>
<li> <b>Keyboard Shortcuts</b>
</li>
<li> <b>FAQ</b>: Hugin <a href="Hugin_FAQ.html" title="Hugin FAQ">Frequently asked questions</a>
</li>
<li> <b>About</b> shows the Hugin About window<a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Hugin_About_window&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">[*]</a>.
</li>
<li> <b>Donate</b> opens the Hugin donation page; there is no obligation to donate.  Any donations are used for travel and promotion costs related to Hugin development.
</li>
</ul>
<p><br />
</p>
<h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Buttons">Buttons</span></h1>
<p>Above the row of tabs are a series of buttons for common commands:
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="New_project"><img alt="Hugin filenew.png" src="Hugin_filenew.png" width="22" height="22" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin_filenew.png">[*]</a> New project</span></h2>
<p>Discards the current project and starts a new empty project.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Open_project"><img alt="Hugin fileopen.png" src="Hugin_fileopen.png" width="20" height="20" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin_fileopen.png">[*]</a> Open project</span></h2>
<p>Opens an existing <a href="Hugin.html" title="Hugin">Hugin</a>, PTGUI<a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/PTGUI">[*]</a>, PTAssembler<a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/PTAssembler">[*]</a>, <a href="Autopano.html" title="Autopano">autopano</a> or <a href="Autopano-sift.html" title="Autopano-sift">autopano-sift</a> project file.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Save_project"><img alt="Hugin filesave.png" src="Hugin_filesave.png" width="22" height="22" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin_filesave.png">[*]</a> Save project</span></h2>
<p>Saves the current project as a Hugin .pto file.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Save_project_as"><img alt="Hugin filesaveas.png" src="Hugin_filesaveas.png" width="22" height="22" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin_filesaveas.png">[*]</a> Save project as</span></h2>
<p>Saves as a .pto file with a different name.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Undo"><img alt="Hugin undo.png" src="Hugin_undo.png" width="16" height="20" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin_undo.png">[*]</a> Undo</span></h2>
<p>Undoes the most recent change to the current project.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Redo"><img alt="Hugin redo.png" src="Hugin_redo.png" width="16" height="20" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin_redo.png">[*]</a> Redo</span></h2>
<p>Redoes an undo.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Add_image"><img alt="Hugin edit add.png" src="Hugin_edit_add.png" width="21" height="18" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin_edit_add.png">[*]</a> Add image</span></h2>
<p>Adds an image or photo to the current project.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Re-optimize"><img alt="Hugin optimize.png" src="Hugin_optimize.png" width="22" height="22" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin_optimize.png">[*]</a> Re-optimize</span></h2>
<p>Re-optimises the current project.  This has exactly the same effect as clicking <b>Optimize Now!</b> in the <a href="Hugin_Optimiser_tab.html" title="Hugin Optimiser tab">Optimiser tab</a>.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Fast_Preview_panorama"><img alt="Gl preview.png" src="Gl_preview.png" width="22" height="22" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Gl_preview.png">[*]</a> Fast Preview panorama</span></h2>
<p>Shows the <a href="Hugin_Fast_Preview_window.html" title="Hugin Fast Preview window">Hugin Fast Preview window</a>.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Preview_panorama"><img alt="Hugin preview.png" src="Hugin_preview.png" width="22" height="22" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin_preview.png">[*]</a> Preview panorama</span></h2>
<p>Shows the <a href="Hugin_Preview_window.html" title="Hugin Preview window">Hugin Preview window</a>.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Show_control_points"><img alt="Hugin list.png" src="Hugin_list.png" width="19" height="22" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin_list.png">[*]</a> Show control points</span></h2>
<p>Shows the <a href="Hugin_Control_Points_table.html" title="Hugin Control Points table">Hugin Control Points table</a>.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="About_Hugin"><img alt="Hugin info.png" src="Hugin_info.png" width="22" height="22" /><a class="external" href="http://wiki.panotools.org/File:Hugin_info.png">[*]</a> About Hugin</span></h2>
<p>Shows the Hugin <b>About</b> pop-up window; this displays the current version and a list of contributors.
</p>



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